Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

to the sensible sex, who has no Illusions and
tears away the vail without rcmorsc, and
dispcrses the golden mist permits herself to
say such things. Bethiah knew the boys
dreams and loved to hear them: yet she
knew also. or thought She knew the triiliug
commercial value Of those MSS. which filled
his desk. and therefore She said, "poem-
and storio, and things.
"Of course. " the boy replied, IL know
very well that at first may not be success
full Then must wait i'm patience and
WORK. / can live ON very little. shall
20 to one OF the cheap boarding houses
where they charge five dollars II week. One
poem week-they could not offer less tlnn
five dollars for pocm-an essay NOW and
thcn--a short tale occasionally -onc of those
that YOU like So much-a sketch of some.
thing or other. dashed olT-oh! | could live
very easily
"Wclk but could you persuade editors
10 take one poem week, Don't think.
Hiph"-for he changed color-Don't think d"
she repeated earnestly. ''that | do not
like your poems | am sure they are
beautiful. Many poems. not much better,
are published every week in our own paper
oh! Bcthiah. mot much better" Iiph
cholled. but rcpressed himself And yet
fear that You may not get "A poem taken
every week. And if you wish to rise you
must always bc learning to write better and
better and 50 be lifted above the first anV
ietieS for a livelihood"
"Wcl--if | lind any difficulties SHALL
become journalist. It's a step down. hut
still it is literature.
"If you are going to bc journalist the
girl insisted, "yhy go to New York at ally
Why not begin here. right away Or
there Salem, where your father came from
and where you've got cousins. Why not
begin in Salem, which isn't full of wicked
ness. like New York;
no" said the boy II must 60 to New
York In Salem should be buried forever.
1t is only in New York that II man can
| spaek so as to be heard all over the Amer
lean continent and across the ocean As well.
! want a world wide fame. Here We
| hlushed and stammcrcd, and stopped for "a
moment, because he was ashamed even t,
speak of his own ambitions. 81 want a
world wide fame, he repeated after yulp.
II can he satisfied with nothing short oi
that. | want to speak to all the ends of the
earth. Nobody knows except Nuu Every
body would laugh at mo if they knew ="
IL shall never laugh at you. Iiph. This
girl was younger than himself. yet the lad
,'"''''''' vi "'' ",n't ,''' ""'i'', d" We"
to some extent guided by her. You have
heard what manner of girl She was. 50 that
~" w IN ~ ',"' "'N " ," ''''> '''''
49,. '''i '"'" -" N'''" ''''"'H ""''
'''''N. 'i'" '''', P'''III' :" ~" "NI"- III
| ~" '"'' CIV ,''' - '"'''' "'" '''.'''
"'',' 'l' .''' '''
va, e.'c'' "'''' "''"'
'""' ~ ~" "'''' ''",' '''I'' Wv
''i''' w '''''' al "iii anu '''' Wv
| H''''''' ,''''7' ''''I =, 'i,' ""' ',''
i''iI ~ ,'''''i we ,'oii "ei0nT i" 'i' ~"
WV y" '''' '''IS' "'' ~ ''''' "'' '''"'''
'''''"n va - ''"'''
, ''i,i
o''';,t ia, IT,, -, sur w. vN'''D' - ",.'
n' -" ''D''''i u 'i'''' '''' ~" '''''
! i''' W. q" i"''' az "''' WV a. '''''' 't'''''
' "''"'
anu wv "''f H"9N ~ - iI'"!" an,
| I :, '''''' Wv
'".
, ',',' ",
i..n "''i -. '''''i' ,IS 'i 81
'''' - 80 we
'"'"9 AZ Wv "i'I'' ~" many '"'"i ' ~
" wv
III
! wa =" ,T'''' ii''"' WV" '''' "i''' '' az
Nv ~ 'i''l"'r ..,,..,:.,.
49, '''''' 80 ''''0 49,
i,', -, va" ;'''' ''''' 't'',"'I2 ~
Nv" '"I' Nv WIS 7''i'I ~ '"'' '''''''" upon
Wv, WHY .
~ "''.' Wv vas ''"i''' 81" '-'''N''' NV
~" n','' NV" - '"'''''''''', ~ ~
- '''' ~"
w. ,'' "'S l'l'','' 'pr,'' my
a. u" Nv """"' INV y" nav q" ''"''""
.,'' ''N anu ''',""' ',' ''i','''''n ""'' '''
Ile CONCENTRATION q" ""''' ''' '''''
'''i'r' , '''e ."i'''1 ""' req a. ~ '' 9re'
N'''' - '7,''heHIT'lr INNS" mus "''N'
''iI'''nti} 'I,''i' Sr"''''"'','n from l,'' ~
f' u" '"''' ".tP,"3 W ~ ''' ''"' W.
''I'' H'"i '"g,i l"'''@'' ""os' moran ~
mains ~ a. ''.0 WI '''l'''''H
!" .u'' ~ ''">' 'i'"''S '"'"'' nave '"'
"'H'i Nv"
''' Wv va ~ io'' '''',' '''' "'N ''''
~ sum- pun !''9''''',i 'a1 ''',"'. ''N "i"'
"N Tr"e,A,''''' ana - 'iiAe" ",''u' ""',''N 81
1n' '.hE 't'n H'nau,sN - IpoN'n' ann WI
nov ~ lo'HU'''' ""c'' ''i1 oi'i'" - ""A "
"lH ''''' Why ' N.'ppen anu 9LNi" ..